A memorable Career Counseling seminar was held in Viqar-un-Nisa (noon) Jahangir Road Rawalpindi on 24-01-2018 at Matric & Intermediate Level for the selected students of Rawalpindi.

Eduvision arranged a very important seminar regarding the selection of right career In this seminar more than 250 Students of Matric and Intermediate levels participated. The CEO eduvision, Mr. Yousaf Almas injected a new spirit to the students and inspired them to choose a right career which best suits their aptitude, skills and abilities. The ambition of eduvision is much broad for the betterment of Pakistan’s future, eduvision wants to upraise to the youth of Pakistan by providing them information, guidance and solution to their social, familial, academic and economical problems.

This beneficial and important event was hosted by Mrs. Uzma Bashir, she is the Vice principal of the well-esteemed institution of Pakistan Viqar-un-Nisa Rawalpindi.

Mrs Saman Khawar Abdullah who is the honorable principal of Viqar-un-Nisar college, at the end of the session she specially thanked to Eduvision for their sincere struggles and efforts towards the benefit and welfare of the upcoming youth and generation of Pakistan, she appreciates the vision of the Counselor Mr.Yousaf Almas, in her speech she said that it is very effective seminar and we will ensure that this kind of seminar will happened again for the career counseling of the students in every year calendar.

Followings were discussed in detail in the seminar:

Mr. Yousuf Almas Discussed:

• What Career Means
• How to explore Inner Self
• Career Planning Process
• Selection of Right Group
• Basic Sciences (Bio, Phy, Chem) Vs Applied Sciences (Medical, Engineering, IT etc…)
• FA/FSc Groups (Pre-medical, Pre-Engineering)
  • Which group should one choose
  • Career Options after each group
  • Pros and Cons of each group
• Options other than FA/FSc
• Traditional Careers i.e. Armed Forces, CSS etc…
• Careers After Matric
• Options for Low Marks Students
• Options After Matric for Underprivileged students
• Choice of Careers and Fields of studies available (Introduction, Scope, Nature of work etc… )
• Suitable Careers for different steams i.e. Pre-medical, Pre-eng etc..
• Merit Vs Marks (Recommended fields merit wise)
• Career Comparisons / Facts
• Long time taking careers and alternatives
• Short time taking careers
• Emerging careers
• High paying careers

Mr Yousuf Almas, CEO Eduvision, in his speech, presented a brief introduction of career planning, its needs and impacts of improper career planning on an individuals' life and on society.

After the basic introduction, Mr. Almas guided the students on how to select a suitable field of study. He thoroughly described all the steps necessary to plan a career effectively, with visual support. His interactive session and lively way of conducting the session kept the students engaged and motivated.

Questions & Answer session

 In this session the students of different fields asked questions while the councilors gave them answers & satisfy the students regarding their concerns about career planning.

Career Guide (Short Version)

Career planning guides were distributed to all participants at the end of seminar.

Feedback

Feedback of the participants was very encouraging for the host. As more than 83% of the students mentioned that they have gained the information and guidance necessary to plan their career and also came to know about many interesting and emerging careers. The audience also demanded that such Career counseling seminars should be organized more frequently in their areas so that they can get maximum guidance from the experienced counselors.